Chapter 20: The Siege of the East of the City
The rebels finally arrived at the city of Xin'an again, far larger than the previous Tongluo soldiers, standing on the city wall with no end in sight. In the county court, although the officials of each Cao were very nervous, they had already been mentally prepared under Qin Jin's daily reminders of almost warnings.
In the battle during the day, the trap set on the Jianhe River played a role, and the rebels were caught off guard and ate the defeat, which made people feel excited for a while, and felt that the rebels were no more than that, they repeatedly defeated the rebels, and the fear of Tibet in their hearts was not the same as when they first heard that Luoyang had fallen!
As a result, some people with rough temperament and courage even clamored to go out of the city at night to steal the camp, so that the rebels could not live in peace.
Zheng Xianli, who was attending the county court hall, frowned, obviously not as optimistic as some officials. Captain Cheriga is a typical representative of this kind of blind optimism.
"It used to be said that the rebel had three heads and six arms, but now it's just like that, they are all mortal fetuses, raised by their fathers and mothers, nothing terrible!"
Qin Jin was a little displeased by their blind optimism, and now he had to find a way to resist the enemy, instead of blowing nonsense here. He decided to stand up and put out the excitement that was rising in the county court.
"The trap of ice chiseling in the river can only be used once, and the other party will not fall for the same trap twice, no matter how stupid he is. All the kings work together, and they all plan well, but there is still a good way to retreat from the enemy?"
After discussing for half an hour, everyone said that they were all those methods of stealing camps and sticking to them, which were lackluster. Qin Jin had no choice but to send everyone away.
The officials withdrew from the county court hall, while Zheng Xianli stayed, looking like he was full of thoughts, all of which had been written on his face.
"Shaofu Jun obviously has a countermeasure, burning the Soap River Valley, an excellent plan, why do you want to hide it from the officials of the county court?"
The countermeasures of burning the Soap River Valley were only known to the dozen or so henchmen who passed through the valley that day, and Qin Jin had spoken first, asking them to strictly keep the secrecy of the news, even if they cut down firewood and grass and carried fire oil, they would never mention the words of burning the Soap River Valley.
What kind of person Zheng Xianli was, he could see through at a glance what Qin Jin was guarding against.
When all the officials were not in front of him, Qin Jin was relieved for a rare moment, the whole person relaxed, took a long breath, and slowly asked after a while: "How many days do you think Xin'an can keep?"
Zheng Xianli subconsciously prepared to answer, but he reacted instantly, and his face changed suddenly.
"Isn't Shaofujun going to stick to Xin'an?"
In his impression, Qin Jin was strongly advocating to defend Xin'an, and from the question just now, it was clear that his true emotions had been revealed, could it be that Qin Shaofu already had the intention of retreating?
"Dare to ask Shaofujun, do you want to hear the truth or a lie!"
"Naturally, it's the truth!"
Zheng Xianli spoke his thoughts without reservation.
Zheng initially confirmed that Xin'an could not be defended, and he took the initiative to give up, and strategic transfer was the best way. But now it doesn't seem to be a very good idea......"
It's not easy to deny himself, but he's not the kind of person with a small belly, "The situation is improving everywhere, there are only 24 counties in Hebei Province, and now more than a dozen counties are rising up against An Lushan." Moreover, there are rumors that An Lushan is suffering from an extremely serious eye disease, although the news may not be true, but it is always groundless, and the pressure and trouble within the rebels may be far beyond your imagination! If we can really hold on to Xin'an, the deputy marshal will raise troops to support, and if there is a doctor Feng who can cross the river to the north and go north, and control the counties in the name of the Fanyang Festival, the world will be determined in the ......."
Zheng Xianli talked eloquently, full of optimism about the situation, Qin Jin stared at him for a long time, and there was a trace of unbearability in his chest, ruthlessly shattering the hope that a person had finally born, what a cruel thing it was.
In the end, Qin Jin still took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zheng Xianli.
This is a letter without a letterhead, Zheng Xianli was slightly surprised after taking it, but after spreading it out, he changed color after a few glances. Then, his thick hands clenched into fists, and his right fist slammed into the seat.
"It must be a traitor and a villain in the DPRK and China, otherwise how could the doctor suffer such unfair treatment!"
The Tang Emperor Li Longji finally issued an edict, depriving Feng Changqing of all official positions, and making him serve in front of Gao Xianzhi's army in a white suit.
Qin Jin thought that he could change the course of history as he knew it, and he tried to do it, but what should happen seemed to be like a rolling wheel, difficult to resist. Feng Changqing's demotion was an unprecedented blow to him.
I believe that at this moment, Li Longji has already moved his murderous intentions against Feng and Gao. Qin Jincai didn't believe that Li Longji's unjust killing of Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi was provoked by the eunuch Bian Lingcheng. You must know that Li Longji also single-handedly staged a coup d'état to kill his aunt, forced his biological father to hand over power, and killed a strong emperor from the bloody storm.
Zheng Xianli suddenly discovered that Feng Changqing was demoted, and the blow to Qin Jin seemed to be far beyond his own cognition. In his opinion, this was just a personal encounter for the benefactor, judging from Qin Shaofu's expression, how could it seem that even Xin'an's defense was greatly affected?
"Shaofujun doesn't have to worry too much, with the ability of the doctor, even if the white clothes serve in the army, it may not be difficult to be crowned a marquis and worship the general by virtue of his military exploits. Zheng Xianli comforted Qin Jin instead, in his subconscious, he was indeed angry that Feng Changqing had been treated unfairly, and he did think so.
Qin Jin was more angry than disappointed in his heart, but he quickly recovered from his irrationality, why bother with Tang Ting's influence, as long as he recognized his plan and persevered. Li Longji is already in his prime, it is difficult to make a difference, all he does is to have a stable old age for the rest of his life, he can't take care of the world, even now, he is still having this stupid and unattainable dream.
If the course of history is inevitable, then the world will be in turmoil, and the day of the division of feudal towns will not be far off, why should he still cling to such a stupid and corrupt Tang court? This Tang court is far from the magnificent and inclusive Tang Dynasty in his impression, and it can even be said that this is a strange and cold era, and the superior is selfish and cold-blooded, and human life is as cheap as mustard......
"Shaofu-kun?"
Qin Jin was so engrossed that he didn't wake up completely until Zheng Xianli called out repeatedly. When he looked at the strong man in front of him again, his eyes were already full of determination and fiery fire.
"Xin'an does have the conditions to stick to it, as long as we work together, we may not be able to create miracles!" Qin Jin pulled the topic away from Feng Changqing and brought the current battle of Xin'an defense.
In this regard, Zheng Xianli deeply agreed, in fact, Qin Jin had already created a miracle. He was able to defeat the superior Fanhu rebels in one fell swoop in the field battle with 800 weak united soldiers, and repelled the Tongluo tribe with the same name as the Luoluo River under the southwest city, which is not something ordinary people can do.
Therefore, at this moment, Zheng Xianli is full of optimism about sticking to Xin'an, which is very different from his judgment when he first met Qin Jin.
"Could it be that Shaofujun is suspecting that there are spies in the county court?"
The plan to burn the Soap River Valley was kept strictly secret by Qin Jin, which seemed to faintly confirm Zheng Xianli's conjecture.
Qin Jin was noncommittal, he only said that there were many people, maybe if there was an omission in any layer, the news would leak out, not to mention that there was no need for everyone to make these decisions. If there really were spies, even if they didn't say it to everyone, the rebels would be able to guess one or two by carrying fire oil and collecting firewood and grass in such a big way! Therefore, it cannot be said that all hopes are pinned on a strange plan, at least two hands must be prepared, so as to be perfect.
At this time, Chen Qianli went and returned again, holding a list in his hand, which was to supplement the posts of the unity soldiers.
"The mood of the villagers was very high, and the posters were posted, and thousands of people volunteered to join the solidarity army. ”
At this time, Qin Jin smiled again, which showed that the method of awarding honors and awarding corresponding treatment had worked. However, he has always believed that soldiers are expensive but not too expensive, and the plan to replenish 1,000 men will only be limited to 1,000 men.
The three of them discussed for a while, and several things were decided, Chen Qianli breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help sighing: "Now everything is ready, just wait for the fish to enter the net!"
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The butter and wax in the Chinese army's tent were fluttering, and Du Mo was very angry, Sun Xiaozhe, the "poor woman", actually let the old man sit next to him. Under the surging of qi and blood, the wound on his right eye suddenly hurt again, which made him feel like he was on pins and needles.
Fan Changming's eyebrows fluttered and he told his plan, "The Soap River Valley is a shortcut through the east and west of Xin'an, the Tang army is tightly guarded outside the east and west of Xin'an, but the west is much worse, if the general sends a strange army to sneak in, he will arrive under the city of Xiguan unknowingly, and then the east and west sides will be attacked at the same time, and Xin'an can be attacked in one go!"
Listening to the plan of the old man Fan Changming, Sun Xiaozhe was silent, as if he was thinking about the pros and cons of this plan. Du Mo sneered again and again, "The old man offered a good plan, are you all fools when you are the Tang army guarding the city?
Fan Changming patiently explained: "General Du Mo is so forgetful, how did he forget that day outside Xin'an City, there was heavy snow in the sky, and he couldn't see things?"
This sentence hit the sore spot of Dumo, the fiasco under Xin'an City was regarded by him as a great shame, and the old man smiled on the surface, but in fact he was mocking him for his defeat and incompetence. He couldn't bear it anymore, and he resisted the urge to draw the knife with all his might, and finally only scolded a few words in Turkic language, got up and walked away.
Sun Xiaozhe then stood up and played a round game, "Du Mo is a Hu man from the Western Regions, he has a good temper, don't be surprised, the idea of the Saohe Valley is really good, the problem has to wait until the invisible goose feather snow, I'm afraid it's not easy, isn't it a month, will the army have to wait for a month?"
Fan Changming patted his chest and promised: "The general can rest assured, the old man has been in Xin'an for many years, and he is familiar with the weather changes, and he will have goose feathers and heavy snow in less than three days!"
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